Bottle.



PATENTED' DEC. 24,1907. M. B. SAMUEL.

BOTTLE.

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MARY B. SAMUEL, OF BRYN MAWR, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 24, 1907.

Application filed'fieptember '7. 1907. Serial No. 891.839.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, MARY B. SAMUEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bryn Mawr, in the county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a bottle, suitable for containing liquors, etc., which will indicate to the purchaser whether or nor the bottle has been refilled.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bottle embodying my improvements; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the bottle; Fig. 4 is a central section through the bottle, illustrating the operation when the contents are being poured out, and Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a bottle having seals on both sides Referring to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive of the drawing, A indicates a bottle, which may be of any ordinary form or size for containing liquors or other liquids. In the process of making the bottle a valve seat 1 is formed in its neck and an orifice 2 is made in the bottom of the bottle. Before finishing the upper end of the bottle a convex valve 1) is placed upon the valve seat. A rod 3 is connected rigidly to the center of the valve and a spherical weight w is secured to the lower end of the rod. This weight is of smaller diameter than the opening in the valve seat so that it may pass freely through said opening when the valve is inserted In finishing the bottle, after the valve has. been inserted, the interior wall of the bottle neck above the valve is contracted so as to prevent the removal of the valve. Preferably this restriction of the upper end of the neck of the bottle is accomplished by thickening the glass interiorly, as indicated by the numeral 4, leaving the outer side of the bottle neck unchanged and the same in appearance as other bottles used for the same purpose. The valve, rod and weight are made of metal which will not be affected by or have any deleterious effect upon the liquid which is to be contained in the bottle. For this purpose the valve and stem are preferably made of aluminium, the former being faced with a suitable packing material to make a close fit on the valve seat. The weight w consists of two hemispherical shells 5 and 6 made of aluminium and filled with heavier metal, the

shells being secured together so as to make a complete sphere and prevent the other metal from coming in contact with the liquid.

The valve prevents the filling of the bottle, in its upright position, and therefore, to fill the bottle ori inally, the usual cork or stopper 7 is placed tle, and the bottle is then inverted 'and filled through the orifice 2. After being filled a plug or stopper 8 is inserted in said orifice and this plug may be either cemented or held frictionally in position. When the stop per 7 is removed and the bottle inclined, as shown in Fig. 4 the weight swings toward the lower side of the bottle and tilts the valve on its seat, thus allowing the contents of the bottle to be poured out. WVhen the bottle is again brought to the upright position the valve returns to its seat.

As the bottle might be refilled by removing the plug 8, or partially refilled by laying it upon its side and immersing it in the liquid, I provide means whereby the customer may, at a glance, determine whether the bottle has been refilled. Upon the bottom of the bottle and extending over the plug 8 is secured, by suitable adhesive material, a seal 9, and well up on the side of the bottle is similarly secured another seal 10. These seals will, of course, bear the private marks to indicate the origin of the goods. These seals hold in place one or more strips 11 of flexible material, either paper or fabric, which is of some distinctive weave, color or texture, difficult to counterfeit or imitate. This distinctive material may be of paper strong enough to stand ordinary usage while dry but which will absorb liquid and tear apart easily when wet, or it may be of paper or fabric which will lose its distinctive color or tint after immersion in the liquid. The distinctive paper is secured to the bottle at its ends only by a seal, and it will be evident that when wet, the slightest pressure or contact of any object with the paper will mar or tear it, and if a suitable fabric be used the latter will also wrinkle after having been wet. This wrinkling, marring or tearing of the distinctive material, or the discoloration of the material by the liquid, will indicate to the purchaser, without removing the bottle from the shelf, that it has been refilled by immersion, and if the bottle has been refilled by removing the plug 8 that factwill be apparent by inspection of the seal 9. If the seal 9 is removed the lower ends of the distinctive strips will in the mouth of the bot-- become loosened, and unless care is taken, by the party refilling the bottle through the orifice 2, to secure the lower ends in some way to the bottom of the bottle, a looseness of the strips will be apparent from a side view of the bottle.

I may, if desired provide seals 10 on opposite sides of the bottle, as indicated in Fig. 5, and arrange distinctive strips 11 on both sides of the bottle, the distinctive strips being secured by a single seal to the bottom of the bottle.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a bottle having a valve arranged to prevent filling the bottle in its upright position, and having a filling orifice at its lower end, of a seal extending over said orifice and one or more pieces of flexible material extending from said seal upwardly on the side of the bottle and secured to the side of the bottle.

2. The combination with a bottle having a valve arranged to prevent filling the bottle in its upright position, and having a filling orifice at its lower end, of a seal extending over said orifice and one or more pieces of flexible material extending from said seal upwardly on the side of the bottle and a seal securing said material to the side of the bottle.

3. The combination with a bottle having a valve arranged to prevent filling the bottle in its upright position, and having a filling orifice at its lower end, of a seal extending over said orifice and one or more pieces of distinctive paper extending from said seal upwardly on the side of the bottle and secured t0 the side of the bottle. 7

4. The combination with a bottle having a valve arranged to prevent filling the bottle in its upright position, and having a filling orifice at its lower end, of a seal extending over said orifice, one or more pieces of distinctive paper extending from said seal upwardly on the side of the bottle and a seal securing said material to the side of the bottle.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

MARY B. SAMUEL.

Witnesses:

GEORGE W. RIDINGs, S. A. COOHRAN. 

